cities

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
CITY FINANCE
economy
Municipal revenue sources
Own revenue
Equitable share
Grants
Cost of living
(based on a bundle of goods)
R78.60 R92.20 R110.10
Service Delivery
9.1% 6.7% 10.1% 9.7%
0% 84.1% 80.1% 2008/09 2013/14
Affordability of municipal bills for type A households
(municipal bill as % of benchmark income)
2010
56.8%
2013
54.6%
25%
Type A is a household that lives
20%
in a property with an assessed
of households have refuse removed by
15%
value of R100 000, consumes
municipality (weekly or less frequently)
Affordability
10%
400 kWh of electricity and 20 kl
5%
of water per month, and has a
20.9% 22.8%
240 litre bin removed weekly.
0%
2010 2014
Its monthly income is R6 742.
R-billions
2001
2011
100
80
60
40
20
0
Average household income
Average household income has increased in Msunduzi, but
municipal bills for Type A households are the least affordable of
all nine cities.
R50 178
Gross value added (GVA)
1996 2001 2011 2013
R108 926
2011 R103 204 National household income
0 40 000 80 000 120 000 160 000 200 000
Rands
INFRASTRUCTURE
ICT infrastructure 2011
Percentage of population
with connections
21.8%
Fixed-landline
telephone
89.3%
Mobile telephone
2013
2003
2010
84.1%
2013
84.9%
of households have access
to piped water inside
dwelling/yard
38.2%
Internet connections
2010
97.6%
Repairs and maintenance
% of operating expenditure
4.0%
2009
Mode of transport to work
In Msunduzi, 8 out of 10 people use a taxi or a
private vehicle to move around the city.
4.5%
2014
National Treasury recommends
8–10% of operating expenditure
No data available for 2003
2013
98.1%
of households have access
to sanitation services*
* includes access to flush toilets,
VIPs and pit toilets
Msunduzi’s low
access to refuse services
reflects the city’s high levels
of informal and traditional
housing.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Train Bus TAXI Taxi Car Walk
“Other” transport modes are not included in the graph.
2008 2011 2014
Unemployment rate
Average
unemployment rate
48.2% 33%
2001 2011
Provincial average
unemployment rate
33%
2011
The economy is growing,
but unemployment is
extremely high and the cost of
living has increased
significantly.
Citizen Engagement
48%
Voter registration/turnout
Local election
National election
62%
74%
2006 2011
2014
Between 2006 and 2011, Msunduzi had the highest increase in
voter turnout at local elections of all the cities.